The Land

Chillington Farm is a 38-acre smallholding elevated above the forested village of Hogsback, which is situated 1350m above sea level on the escarpment of the Amathole Mountain Range.

In 2007 we started rehabilitating the land that was overgrown with black wattle (an “alien invasive” tree from Australia), into a working farm using permaculture and land rehabilitation techniques.

During this process we have reduced the amount of wattle, reintroduced indigenous trees and planted vegetable and fruit gardens and grasslands for the animals. The wood from the wattle is used for building, making furniture, heating our water, cooking on the wood-fired stove & keeping warm.

Many people see wattle to be a nuisance, however during this process we have gained a respect for this tree and have realized that if managed and used correctly it is an incredible energy source with many uses and benefits.

Our ever-growing family of animals include pigs, horses, goats, chickens, ducks, geese, dogs and cats that form an integral part to the way of life here at Chillington.

Chillington is 100% off the grid with our energy being generated through renewable resources. Our water is harvested from a spring and rainwater is collected from our buildings and all our recycling and waste is handled by us on the farm.

Our creative buildings and living spaces are built with as much recycled or natural materials as practically possible. The closer we can source the building materials to the farm the better.

We are always looking for new inventive ways to minimize our footprint on Mother Earth.If you have any proactive suggestions, please feel free to share them with us.

One of the coolest backpackers I've visited!

This place is so cool. Mystical and rustic yet very neatly built with the use of waste materials. The entire place is an artwork masterpiece with a great atmosphere! They have an indoor fire pit area surrounded with a building and rooms that are very creatively and neatly built. This place is very eco- friendly without being over the top. You'd think the owner is a hippy or something of this sort, but he's actually sophisticated. The whole place and private little rooms/ houses is really cool to look at.

Simply Stunning!

A near divine location with accommodation dotted along the east side of the hill offering amazing views of the mountains and any passing rainbows. And possibly the best off the grid backpackers i have been at ! See you guys again.

So amazing, I almost don't want to tell you about it

There is a simpler, more connected way to live and if you've forgotten that, Terra Khaya is the place to go to remind yourself. You'll definitely want to stay longer than you've planned to because you'll be so taken with the Terra Khaya that you'll forget to see the rest of Hogsback.